Speaking of Religiously Evil People

Pat Robertson, founder and chairman of the Christian Broadcast Network, called for the assassination of Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez. Robertson said, in the middle of a broadcast of The 700 Club on Monday: "You know, I don't know about this doctrine of assassination, but if he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it. It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war."

Robertson begrudgingly apologized on Wednesday, saying: "Is it right to call for assassination? No, and I apologize for that statement," and then insisted that his words on Monday had been misinterpreted by The Associated Press and that he had never spoken of assassination. "I said our Special Forces should 'take him out'. 'Take him out' could be a number of things, including kidnapping."

Or 'take him out' could be a quiet dinner, followed by that new, much talked-about indie movie. We don't know, but what is clear is that the whole "Jesus Thing" just didn't pan out for Pat. It's a lot of pressure to follow all those teachings to love God with all your heart and to love your neighbor as yourself. Oh wait, that's only one teaching. Maybe Pat just read the Old Testament and thought, "Mmm, all full. No more commandments for me, thanks!"